Here I am at the entrance to the museum. Lots of artifacts and samples of his many writings find space in this wonderful spot. There were even 20 or so copies of Huckleberry Finn, each in a different language!
I had never heard of several of these books.
Cary takes a break (we just got there) to pose for me in the stagecoach.
I didn't take notes as we browsed; this looks like Mark Twain reading to Tom Sawyer, or to his son, bringing Tom to life.
We were encouraged to pull the string, making the steamboat whistle sound!
Twain asked Norman Rockwell to illustrate Tom Sawyer in a new edition. Rockwell went to Hannibal (none of the other illustrators had been) to get the feel of the area, exploring the cave (no stalagmites or stalactites) and even buying some old clothes from one of the farmers! Rockwell donated 15 paintings that he used in the final illustrations.
There were other things to see and do here, such as seeing the birthplace and home of Titanic survivor, Molly Brown, but we ran out of time.
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